Arizona Trip: Old Jets vs. New Jets. Who's in?

[TheDeuce]

Hey all!

OK, I'll take the bull by the horns here and make this the 'Official' road trip to Glendale thread.

Here's the deal:

The Coyotes home opener is in Glendale on October 15th at 4 PM.

coyotes.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm

We can get a suite for around $100 per head. The smallest suites are 12 people, the largest are 32 (IIRC).

This could truly be epic. The entire suite in Jets jerseys, showing a taste of a real white out. I'll book the suite in my name to help things along but I'll need some serious confirmation (ie Paypal, cleared cheques, cash in hand) before I hand over the credit card. If we got to 12 names quickly enough I'd try to book the smaller suite while retaining the option to upgrade to a bigger suite. I don't know if that's allowed but if it is I'll take advantage of it.

One thing that might sway your opinion one way or the other is the media matter. I'm buddies with Ross Romaniuk of the Winnipeg Sun and I suggested that he could join us and make a story out of it. He liked the idea and might run with it. Nothing confirmed there, but we should be aware of it if some of us are hiding from creditors and don't want to be pictured in the local tabloid.

So, that said, everyone can pick either yay or nay above. I didn't put a 'maybe' option because I'm gauging confirmed interest.

Also, when expressing interest, let me know if you want an 'official Old Jets vs. New Jets' Blast Horn:

www.blasthorn.com/

These puppies are LOUD! I have one for the Blue and it's every bit as loud as they advertise and more. 18 of 'em in one suite will make a good and proper statement about what Jets Fans are all about.

Let's get cracking! I'm hoping to have enough support to start booking in a couple of weeks.

Also, if anyone wants to look into another Hummer limo for the post-game activities, let us know. With a 4 PM MST start there will be a long night of barhopping available to us.

We have plenty of time, let's do it up right.

If anyone has suggestions for hotel, feel free to post. Also, if anyone has a Gulfstream 5 we can use, it would be appreciated.



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[jjmoohead]

So whats the plan for getting down there? What kind of costs are we looking at for getting there etc.

Its a saturday game, so I might be able to pull it off, but it all depends on the costs.

[ozzylennon69]

Tickets to the game in glendale will sure be alot cheaper then MTS.

[hacky666]

50 Person Suite at $4000 is the largest.

[pank]

I might be interested in this. The logistics part of getting around Phoenix and Glendale is the thing I need to research more.

Can someone who has been down there give a synopsis on the ease of getting around the metro area and to and from Jobing to the airport/hotels/etc?

I have tentative plans to go to Buffalo/Toronto in January for the two games there but I have never experienced Phoenix, so it would be interesting.

[yukonjoe]

Intriguing.

I just googled - it would be about $900 for a flight from Edmonton to Phoenix, return. Cost of the game ticket, plus cost of hotel, would be in addition. Expensive, but not impossible - in particular since there's no way I'm making it to the actual home opener.

[The Unknown Poster]

The food for the suite (and drinks) are quite a bit more though, arent they?

[TheDeuce]

Jul 10, 2011 17:53:55 GMT -5 jjmoohead said:

So whats the plan for getting down there? What kind of costs are we looking at for getting there etc.

Its a saturday game, so I might be able to pull it off, but it all depends on the costs.

Similar to how I understand the draft trip went, we'd all book our own way down there. Right now flights leaving Friday and returning Sunday are going for around $450 - $590 range, depending on time and airline. If I'm not mistaken, the exact same flight is $460 with United and $1150 if you book THE SAME FLIGHTS with Air Canada.

I'll do some research with my retired aunt who is an expert on all things Phoenix. She'll have good advice on hotels and car rentals.


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[geoffcourtnallsux]

Im definitely going to try and make this work. Limo ala St. Paul would be freakin awesome! A Jets whiteout in Phoenix!! Lets do this boys!!!

[TheDeuce]

Jul 10, 2011 19:41:22 GMT -5 The Unknown Poster said:

The food for the suite (and drinks) are quite a bit more though, arent they?

I'll ask the Coyotes salesdude when I speak with him. At MTS the costs are higher if you use their in-suite service but if you run down to the concourse it's the same price.

Of course, some are philosophically opposed to putting in any more $$$ then necessary into the Coyotes so dining before and after and doing our drinking outside of jobing.com arena will help minimize costs.


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[pegcitypuffa]

Go down there and take #9 and #10 down from the rafters and brought home where they belong.Glendale has no right to hang those #,s

[selanne]

Allegiant Air flies out of Grand Forks for cheap - often, hotel is included in the price of the flight. As far as I know, flights leave on Thursdays out of GFK, and return on Sundays (for those who can afford to miss work Friday). For those that are thinking of going, you might want to check that out...

[Puckschmuck]

Jul 10, 2011 22:24:09 GMT -5 selanne said:

Allegiant Air flies out of Grand Forks for cheap - often, hotel is included in the price of the flight. As far as I know, flights leave on Thursdays out of GFK, and return on Sundays (for those who can afford to miss work Friday). For those that are thinking of going, you might want to check that out...

ATM, a flight alone out of Grand Forks is over $700 with Allegiant Air. And all the other dates around that weekend are considerably cheaper. Same deal with Fargo, but to a lesser extent. They aren't stupid, and are taking advantage of all those that choose to fly down to Phoenix for the game. I'm flying out of Great Falls, Montana for pretty much $300 on the dot.

[byromaniac]

tickets might be hard to come by









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[Douggy-D]

I heard that there are actually $99 flights from WPG to PHX.

[Puckschmuck]

Jul 10, 2011 23:30:52 GMT -5 Douggy-D said:

I heard that there are actually $99 flights from WPG to PHX.

Which airline or which cheap seats website? I haven't been able to find any or Edmonton or Winnipeg.

[bingo]

If you go October 14 to 18 you can fly Delta Winnipeg to Phoenix return for $415 (CDN) all taxes included.

[jjmoohead]

I am thinking I won't be able to do it, with our honeymoon around Christmas and going to vegas in 2 weeks, i just dont see it being an option.

[TheDeuce]

Well, we're at 10 already. In a move I should have made early on, can those of you who are attending PM me with name, phone number, email address, etc? It would be inefficient for me to just start knocking on random doors asking people if they were one of the ones who voted that they were good to go.


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[bigwillyca]

I voted yes but mark me down for 3. If my wife decides to come then we will need 6. She will come and we would need 2 tickets for the kids (provided you guys don't mind a couple kids). We don't need airfare as we are driving down and it is already on the calendar!